In their lawsuit, LA County alleges PepsiCo and Coca-Cola misled people about how recyclable their bottles were, among other things.
Los Angeles County filed a lawsuit Wednesday against PepsiCo and Coca-Cola for their alleged role in negative impacts on the environment and public health, saying neither company is doing enough to fight the problem.The Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit also contends that the colas made misrepresentations about the recyclability of plastic beverage containers and have failed to disclose significant environmental and health harms associated with the use of plastic beverage containers.
"Representatives for the companies could not be immediately reached for comment.Coca-Cola and PepsiCo, collectively, own Coke, Pepsi, Dasani, Smartwater, Fanta, Aquafina, Gatorade, 7-Up, Sprite, Vitamin Water and Mountain Dew. The two companies have been ranked as the world's top plastic polluters for five consecutive years and have had no meaningful accountability for their plastic pollution, the suit alleges.
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